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OSHA Injury Report: GARY_1441216

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at GARY_1441216 in 1499 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR, GARY, IN 46401 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cLERK in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
GARY_1441216
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
1499 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR
City
GARY
State
IN
ZIP
46401
On-site location
Flat sorting machine FSM

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

sweeping a jam on [REDACTED]

What happened

Clerk at approximately [REDACTED] was working the [REDACTED] and cleared a jam. She put the reject mail away in the recovery bucket flat tub on a metal stand and her right thumb fingernail got caught on the side of the stand and nail was partially removed. She told her supervisor she had a lot on her mind so possible distraction was a cause and she has approximately 2 inch fingernails. Employee may need to wear gloves to cover and protect her fingernails from getting caught on equipment.

Injury or illness

Thumb-Right- Wounding

Object or substance involved

caught right thumb on ther reject bucket

Summary line

right thumb trauma

Employee and industry

Job description
CLERK
SOC code
43-5051 — Postal Service Clerks
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
157
Total hours worked
264518
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212608
Employer case #
193246

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
13:01:00.000
Time of incident
16:01:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:23:28:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.